The Queen of Versailles vs Yalla Habibi!

Yalla Habibi! has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for The Queen of Versailles). Yalla Habibi! is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 40m. The Queen of Versailles is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Queen of Versailles posterThe Queen of Versailles2012 VS Yalla Habibi! posterYalla Habibi!2025
The Queen of VersaillesYalla Habibi!
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 10.0/10
Year20122025
Length1h 40m1h 30m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
Country–Canada
DirectorLauren GreenfieldEdwin El Bainou, Ryan Kluftinger
Main castJacqueline Siegel, David Siegel, Virginia Nebab, Katie Stam, Lorraine BarrettRyan Kluftinger, Connor Bondlow, Edwin El Bainou

Synopsis

The Queen of Versailles

With the epic dimensions of a Shakespearean tragedy, The Queen of Versailles follows billionaires Jackie and David’s rags-to-riches story to uncover the innate virtues and flaws of their American dream. We open on the triumphant construction of the biggest house in America, a sprawling, 90,000-square-foot mansion inspired by Versailles. Since a booming time-share business built on the real-estate bubble is financing it, the economic crisis…

Yalla Habibi!

FortNine attempts to break the circumnavigation world record with award-winning filmmaker Edwin El Bainou riding pillion. It's a dangerously silly race across thousands of kilometres per day, with the polished and authentic eye that only a ride-along cinematographer can capture. Part documentary and part dark comedy, this is motorcycling as FortNine has never shown before. In less than 19 days, the trio must ride from Anchorage to Miami, Lisbon…

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